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October 21, 2011

Even the Comics

True story from Sue of Sugar Hill. Her parents are in assisted living. One day Mom noticed that a neighbor had the paper delivered each day and expressed the notion that she maybe should subscribe, too. “Oh no,” the neighbor said. “I get up very early and read the paper right off. I’ll just drop it off at your door when I’m finished.”

The plan worked well until the neighbor came down with the epizudic* and was bed bound for a few days. When she felt a little better, she delivered a stack of papers to Mom. “These are old news,” she said. “Maybe you don’t want them.”

Oh, Mom said, “I don’t read them. I spread them out around the toilet bowl. Bill has a poor aim.”

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About this blog

Rebecca Rule, author of Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire, spends a lot of time on the road, traveling to her performances throughout the Granite State and beyond. She loves her home state, meeting lots of great people and visiting both new and familiar places. She shares stories that she finds with her this blog. So please "join" her on the road and check back often.

About Becky

Becky has lived all her life (so far) in New Hampshire. She has written several other popular books set in her home state, including "The Best Revenge," a collection of short stories that was named one of the five Essential New Hampshire Books by New Hampshire Magazine, and "Could Have Been Worse: True Stories, Embellishments and Outright Lies." However, she is probably best known for her live storytelling events, many sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.